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Buy up cheap land/rundown detached house/bungalow on large plot at auction.
Apply and pursue PP for large modern house.
If successful, sell for large profit or build it an live in it.
If not, sell at auction and get your money back. Rinse and Repeat.
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We had this discussion a while back somewhere. One of the less regular posters had built some flats and an office. He went into quite a bit of detail if I remember rightly.
Use the bloody search option above.
MF in 'Northernlad' Mode.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostWe had this discussion a while back somewhere. One of the less regular posters had built some flats and an office. He went into quite a bit of detail if I remember rightly.
Use the bloody search option above.
MF in 'Northernlad' Mode.Comment
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Originally posted by Clippy View PostSo you were touching yourself when you posted this?
Yes.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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I did exactly this 3 years ago. Bought just over 1/3 acre land (£150K) in the North Manchester area and built my dream 5 bed house, but more importantly a Quad car garage. Cost about £200K maybe a bit more, and house was valued at £475K recently. Apart from the obvious cash return (which is only certain I guess when one actually sells it), the experience for me was amazing as I did a lot of the work myself. I'd just sold a business, had 6 months off to work on the build then returned to contracting to pay to finish it off!
Stressful, isn't the word though. If you plan to PM it and so some yourself as I did, expect huge headaches, add 50% to what you think it will cost, some physical exhaustion and a near divorce thrown in and you may be somewhere close. Mine is still only 95% finished, there's always something to keep me occupied, but very rewarding.
If you want to PM me for some sound advice rather being ridiculed on here let me know...Comment
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Originally posted by ChrisPackit View PostI did exactly this 3 years ago. Bought just over 1/3 acre land (£150K) in the North Manchester area and built my dream 5 bed house, but more importantly a Quad car garage. Cost about £200K maybe a bit more, and house was valued at £475K recently. Apart from the obvious cash return (which is only certain I guess when one actually sells it), the experience for me was amazing as I did a lot of the work myself. I'd just sold a business, had 6 months off to work on the build then returned to contracting to pay to finish it off!
Stressful, isn't the word though. If you plan to PM it and so some yourself as I did, expect huge headaches, add 50% to what you think it will cost, some physical exhaustion and a near divorce thrown in and you may be somewhere close. Mine is still only 95% finished, there's always something to keep me occupied, but very rewarding.
If you want to PM me for some sound advice rather being ridiculed on here let me know...(\__/)
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My plumbing has always been in check, thank you!
Some of the stuff I did was fit first floor joists, board first floor, fit stairs, most of first fix electrics, most of first fix plumbing, fitted out all (5) bathrooms, built whole upstairs studded walls, insulated and plasterboarded upstairs, fitted windows and conservatory.... ****...I'm struggling to think of things ! Pretty much everything except for foundations, brickwork and roof trusses.Comment
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Originally posted by ChrisPackit View PostMy plumbing has always been in check, thank you!
Some of the stuff I did was fit first floor joists, board first floor, fit stairs, most of first fix electrics, most of first fix plumbing, fitted out all (5) bathrooms, built whole upstairs studded walls, insulated and plasterboarded upstairs, fitted windows and conservatory.... ****...I'm struggling to think of things ! Pretty much everything except for foundations, brickwork and roof trusses.
I put a tent up in Keswick a few weeks ago and I was dead chuffed with meself(\__/)
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